Being a Star (Isn't Easy)
Chapter Seven
When Ezra hung up the phone, Chris immediately asked, "Who was it?"
"I don't know." Picking up his caller id, he said, "It came from a payphone."
Ezra had a high-tech caller id that would tell him from where the person was
calling. He had paid good money to have it specially made.
"What did they say, Son?" asked Josiah.
Looking at everyone, he replied, "Soon. That's all they said."
"Man or woman?" questioned Vin.
"It sounded like a man, but it was kind of quiet."
"Alright, you need to change your phone number," said Chris.
"And, then, call the police," replied Buck.
Ezra shook his head, "No. That's why you four were hired. To keep me safe and
try to find out what's going on. Why my bodyguards didn't do their job and who
is harassing me. I do not want the police involved. If I called them, before you
know it I would be all over the six-o-clock news for having a stalker. I had
enough of that when I got mobbed."
"What are you talking about? I figured you would want the publicity. Any kind of
publicity. Don't all celebrities?" Nathan asked, just short of sneering.
Ezra looked him in the eyes, "I am not a publicity whore, Mister Jackson. I like
for some of my life to be private."
"Why, you have something to hide, do you?"
"Nathan, enough," Chris sharply cut in.
Rain was on her feet, "How dare you? You do not know anything about anything, so
why don't you keep your snide remarks to yourself?" They could all tell that the
woman was angry, in fact Ezra and all of his people looked miffed.
Vin silently growled, thinking, 'Shut up, Nathan.'
"If you will excuse us, we have some more rehearsing to do." Turning to J.D.,
Ezra spoke, "Please call my phone company and have them change my number, will
you?"
"Right away, Ez," J.D. said before walking off.
Without another word; Ezra, Inez, Rain, and Casey walked out of the room,
leaving Josiah with the four bodyguards.